Mash Mash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Mashing}.] [Akin to G. meischen, maischen, to mash, mix, and
prob. to mischen, E. mix. See 2d {Mash}.]
To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by
beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples
in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing),
to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which
makes wort.
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{Mashing tub}, a tub for making the mash in breweries and
distilleries; -- called also {mash tun}, and {mash vat}.
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Mash — Mash, n. [Akin to G. meisch, maisch, meische, maische, mash, wash, and prob. to AS. miscian to mix. See {Mix}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

MASH — MASH, MASH M*A*S*H, n. (Mil.) An abbreviation for {Mobile Army Surgical Hospital}, consisting of the equipment and personnel required to perform emergency operations on injured soldiers, located in tents near the front lines of combat; as, he… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

MASH — MASH, MASH M*A*S*H, n. (Mil.) An abbreviation for {Mobile Army Surgical Hospital}, consisting of the equipment and personnel required to perform emergency operations on injured soldiers, located in tents near the front lines of combat; as, he… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Mash — Mash, n. A mesh. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

mash — ► NOUN 1) a soft mass made by crushing a substance into a pulp. 2) bran mixed with hot water, given as a warm food to horses. 3) Brit. informal boiled and mashed potatoes. 4) (in brewing) a mixture of powdered malt and hot water, which is left… … English terms dictionary